Fire Vodka Food

FIRE CIDER TONIC

Steps:

• Place horseradish, onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, peppercorns, rosemary, and clove in quart jar. Crumble chile (use 2 if you like it spicy) into jar. Squeeze in lemon quarters; add rinds. Pour vinegar into jar until solids are fully submerged. Cover tightly, then swirl jar gently to combine. Let stand in a dark spot 1 month.
• Strain through a cheesecloth-lined colander or sieve into a large measuring cup; discard solids. Gather up corners of cheesecloth to extract as much liquid as possible (wear gloves if you wish to avoid turmeric stains on your hands). Rinse out jar and pour in liquid. Add 2 Tbsp. honey, then shake covered jar or whisk to combine. Add more honey to taste.
• You can transfer mixture to a few smaller bottles, such as swing-top bottles, as it's easier to pour from this way. Tightly seal and chill.
• Suggested Uses:
• Cold Preventative: Sip by the spoonful when you feel a cold coming. You can also dilute it in water.
• Fire Cider Tonic: This makes a great mocktail. Add about 1 Tbsp. fire cider and a squeeze of fresh orange juice to a glass of seltzer. Garnish with rosemary sprig.
• Salad Dressing: Use in place of apple cider vinegar in your favorite vinaigrette. You likely won't need to add any additional sweetener.
• Fire Cider Tea: Add about 1 Tbsp. fire cider to a mug of hot water, along with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a little honey to sweeten. Finish with a bit of freshly ground black pepper.
• Fresh Herb Sauces: Use fire cider in place of the red wine vinegar in sauces like chimichurri.
• Marinade for fish, chicken, or tofu: Think of fire cider as the acid in bright, assertive marinades similar to those for jerk chicken.

FIRE VODKA

Steps:

• 1. Cut the vanilla bean piece lenghwise to split it open. Add water to a saucepan. Add the vanilla bean in to the water.
• 2. Measure out the spices and add to the water. Then add in the honey and citrus zests. Add in the honey. Start cooking over medium high heat until it comes up to a simmer. Stir this well until honey is dissolved.Do not boil.
• 3. When it starts to simmer, stir one last time, then cover, drop the heat down to low, and set the timer for 20 minutes.
• 4. After 20 minutes, turn the heat off, stir again, cover, and set the timer again for 20 minutes and allow the spices to steep. Stir in the vodka.
• 5. To store, pour the Fire Vodka into empty, clean bottles. One batch of this yields enough to fill a whole 750ml bottle, with about a cup left over.
• 6. You can drink it warm, as is. I have also found that letting it settle and age for a month gives fantastic results.
• 7. Leave the bottle undisturbed to rest for several days to a few weeks. You will notice spice sediments will begin to settle to the bottom.
• 8. Carefully transfer the clear top portion of the Fire Vodka into a fresh container for longer term storage. Pour carefully to keep the sediments undisturbed at the bottom. This transferred drink will be clear, colorful, and delicious both hot or cold!
• 9. Notes: To de-chlorinate your water simply pour it up ina container and cover it and let kit sit 24 hours. Use a good quality vodka when giving as a gift but use only the highest quality for yourself. Be careful when making this around open flames, it is definitely flammable. Use a good quality honey and orange blossom honey would be wonderful.

KRUPNIK (FIRE VODKA)

Steps:

• Combine honey with the water, vanilla, spices and the lemon peel in a large saucepan.
• Bring this to a boil, cover, and simmer.
• Reduce heat and let steep for several hours.
• When ready to serve, add vodka and remove from heat.
• Serve immediately.
• Can be reheated in a saucepan on a low setting just until you see the first wisps of alcohol steam.

POLISH FIRE VODKA (KRUPNIK) (SPICED HONEY VODKA)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients except for vodka and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to a simmer; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the vodka, and when heated through, sreve immediately in Irish coffee cups serve chilled later in juice glasses (can also be reheated for serving later).

FIREFLY VODKA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour the vodka and grapefruit juice into a highball glass filled with ice.
• Stir well .
• Add the grenadine and allow it to float up from the bottom, stirring it in whenever you like.
• Serve and enjoy.